Version Archive

Version 5.3

Animcraft 5.3 Feature Overview

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3DS MAX Onion Skin Tool​

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3DS MAX Curve Optimization​

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3DS MAX Tri-to-Quad Conversion​

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3DS MAX Pole Vector Correction​

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3DS MAX Morph Bones​

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3DS MAX Quick Bone Selection​

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3DS MAX Bone Weight Preview​

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3DS MAX New Weight Tool Features​

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Metahuman updated arm, thigh, and finger bone orientation to ensure planar alignment​

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Metahuman finger up-axis adjustment method upgraded​

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Maya new animation toolbar​

3DS MAX Onion Skin Tool

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Multi-frame overlay to simulate traditional tracing paper effect​

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Assist motion comparison and optimization, improve transition smoothness​

3DS MAX Curve Optimization

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Automatically clean redundant keyframes, simplify motion and deformation curves​

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Suitable for mocap cleanup and hand animation optimization, reduce resource usage​

3DS MAX Tri-to-Quad Conversion

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Automatically convert triangles to quads, optimize topology​

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Improve modeling subdivision, deformation, and UV unwrapping efficiency​

3DS MAX Pole Vector Correction

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Quickly adjust bone local axis, correct directional deviation​

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Improve accuracy of skinning, IK control, and animation driving​

3DS MAX Morph Bones

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Create custom morph bones and adjust influence range​

3DS MAX Quick Bone Selection

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Quickly select bone influence regions, precisely adjust weights​

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Improve animation smoothness and skinning efficiency​

3DS MAX Bone Weight Preview

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View vertex bone influence in real-time​

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Precisely adjust weights, optimize deformation results​

3DS MAX New Weight Tool Features

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Support quick selection of weighted vertices by bone​

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Copy and paste weights to improve efficiency​

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Automatically select edge loop weights for detailed adjustment​

Metahuman Bone Orientation Update

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Adjust arm, thigh, and finger bone directions to ensure they lie on the same plane​

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Set forearm, calf, and second finger bones’ X and Y values to zero​

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Optimize mocap compatibility and standard rig consistency​

Metahuman Finger Up-Axis Adjustment Upgrade

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Use locators for more intuitive and efficient up-axis alignment for fingers​

Maya New Animation Toolbar

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Add/reduce keyframe values, offset or move to target frame​

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Insert/remove blank frames, bake keyframes at intervals​

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Curve slider tool:​
   – Adjust Bezier curves to align keyframes​
   – Snap to neighboring frames​
   – Multiplier control, curve scaling, keyframe simplification​

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Set/reset default values, delete selected animations​

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Match transforms, snap to integer frames​

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Remove animation-less curves, select all curves​

Version Archive​

Version Archive